The Old Stocks by artaddict2

Photography • Historical • posted on Jan 10, 2008

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These Stocks are in the Churchyard of St.Bartholemews at Whitworth Lancashire UK. They have been on this site since 1683. The last person to be officially detained in the stocks was Dick Tattersall from Stid Farm for being drunk. An old punishment where the local people would taunt the offender and would throw rotten stinking food etc.

Comments (26)

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Richardphotos

5:31AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

excellent capture and not a pretty idea for detention.at least if this is for feet,one could at least use their hands to block the food and wipe off what they missed.maybe even eat some if they got hungry enough

aljaysart

5:33AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

Great find dont see many of these things around anymore, excellent well done.

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ledwolorz

5:51AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

Beautiful work.

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durleybeachbum

5:52AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

They do that to each other in Bournemouth town centre at night without being in the stocks!!!

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lizzibell

6:12AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

nice work...

42n8

6:15AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

They should bring this back lol. Great shot, so no one was tempted to try it out for you then lol.

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mickuk50

6:28AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

lol at andrea and agree with caron :o)..excellent find and capture alan mick

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Doriutz

7:27AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

excellent shot :)

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JeffG7BRJ

7:27AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

Great capture Alan, I've not seen these, although there used to be some at the top of church steps(St Chads) Rochdale. Am I seeing things, or is that a couple of chickens in the background? Well spotted. Bravo!!!!!

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babuinodeoro

8:28AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

impressive green stones

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kgb224

9:03AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

We need something similar here in South Africa lol.Excellent capture.

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Janiss

9:08AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

Excellent fine... great capture my friend!

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toddaking

9:20AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

Excellent picture. What goes in those holes, your ankles are you neck? Either way it can't be comfortable! That poor guy who was drunk, got it pretty hard. Heck there is not a enough land in Texas to build all the stock you would need to put all the drunks here on any given Saturday night, in Dallas!.... :) Todd

MrsLubner

9:47AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

The only place I have seen old stocks here was in Salem when I was a child. I haven't seen any quite like this even in books. Very nice shot.

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virginiese

10:33AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

Excellent capture !

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huismus

10:40AM | Thu, 10 January 2008

In a little town called Bourtange in the Netherlands in the middle of the town they have similar stocks only that one is on a pole. The town is looking now as it was a few hundred years ago. They also have a horse made of wood with a sharp metal back in a V shape; the prisoner was sitting on that horse with stones or lead on his legs. I don’t think he walked far when he was released. Beautiful capture, well done!

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